Example sentences of "[verb] only [verb] [adv prt] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He sought only to take up the challenge they had thrown down in their fight against Fascism and Britain . |
| 2 | They very kindly drop in shade cards and patterns for her and Mrs Critten has only to pick up the telephone and they are there to help . |
| 3 | Fedelma has only started up the business since beginning the course and has found it a ‘ great practical help ’ . |
| 4 | Vendelin Gajdusek flicked one last look at her , leaving her with no idea whether he approved or disapproved , and , pausing only to pick up the dog 's lead , he went to the kitchen door with her . |
| 5 | Pausing only to straighten out the stripes on his drip-dry polyester-mix Marks & Spencer executive shirt , Brian will respond with a jaunty , ‘ Proceed ! ’ |
| 6 | And though she was certain she 'd only sent out a couple of hundred invitations , it felt as though there must be at least ten times as many of the little darlings present . |
| 7 | If the cold supplies from your cold water cistern are n't fitted with gatevalves , this is reasonably easy to do as it requires only cutting out a short length of pipe . |
| 8 | Earlier still , rumour had it that England selectors needed only to whistle down a mine-shaft for a couple of fast bowlers to arrive in the next cage . |
| 9 | Because of this , it can operate for 15 hours continuously at full power , stopping only to pick up a new coal pack . |
| 10 | You had only to ride out the storm — inside preferably — ’ with a flash of humour as the heavens reminded him of their still present threat ‘ — and the dust would soon have settled . |
| 11 | After two hours ' work , I had managed only to hack out a shallow hole hardly large enough to bury a tortoise . |
| 12 | After all , I need only find out the day of the proper train and waylay you again on the platform . ’ |
| 13 | It ultimately failed and the shipowners emerged victorious , offering only to take on an extra man on each ship to reduce unemployment . |
| 14 | You have only to give in a few times ( out of many when you stick to your planned ignoring ) to lose the battle . |
| 15 | You have only to look back a generation . ’ |
| 16 | They would n't , because it 's only gone up a penny like , there 's nothing to stop them putting it i , up two penny ! |